Our Global Outreach

New York Times, and USA Today bestselling author Sherryl Woods tells a heart warming Christmas story about the O’Brien family… reunion romance during a season of miracles!

A Chesapeake Shores Christmas is a special edition holiday story which paves the way for a whole new trilogy for Sherryl’s Chesapeake Shores series, which will be launched in April in 2011.

Author of more than 100 romance and mystery novels, Sherryl Woods grew up in Virginia, and had lived in Ohio and Florida, as well as California. Currently she divides her time between Key Biscayne, Florida and Colonial Beach, Virginia, the small, river-front town where she spent her childhood summers.

A graduate of Ohio State University School of Journalism, Sherryl spent ten years as a journalist, mostly as a television critic for newspapers in Ohio and Florida. She has also coordinated a motivational program for 8,000 employees at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center.

Sherryl and I will be discussing about her life’s journey, this Christmas, and the power of love.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday December 21st from 10-11 am U.S. CT to join Sherryl and I live on the air with your questions and comments.

WT Greer has captured the hearts of listeners from San Diego to the White House, Europe to Africa, and from Australia to Asia. His music is being played on radio and satellite stations broadcast around the world, and his voice can be heard in almost every time zone. WT’s name has become synonymous with class and romance and he has been called the Nat King Cole of the new generation.

Greer has performed for five of our nations’ Presidents and First Ladies. Featured as a guest entertainer for the two week Harpo Company Cruise, WT had a rare opportunity to perform privately for Oprah Winfrey.

WT and I will be discussing about his life’s journey, this Christmas, and the power of love.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday December 14th from 10-11 am U.S. CT to join WT and I live on the air with your questions and comments.

As an attorney, businessman and former judge, James J. Kaufman has published several works of non-fiction. This holiday season, we will be entertained by his debut novel, The Collectibles.

Drawing heavily from his experiences in law, his dealings in the business world, and his interactions with people from widely different backgrounds, James delivers a gripping unforgettable story of two strong men from separate worlds – one touched by tragedy, the other by greed – brought together with unexpected results.

James and I will be discussing how his novel reveals the power of relationships, the nature of love, and ultimately the meaning of life.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday November 30th from 10-11 am U.S. CT to join James and I live on the air with your questions and comments.

It is our pleasure to kick off this holiday season with #1 New York Times Best Selling Author, Debbie Macomber.

Her special holiday book – Call Me Mrs. Miracle has been made into a movie and will premier on Saturday November 27th on the Hallmark Channel.

About the book and the movie: This Christmas, Emily Merkle (call her Mrs. Miracle!) is working in the toy department at Finley’s, the last family-owned department store in New York City. And her boss is none other than…Jake Finley, the owner’s son.

For Jake, holiday memories of brightly wrapped gifts, decorated trees and family were destroyed in a Christmas Eve tragedy years before. Now Christmas means just one thing to him — and to his father. Profit. Because they need a Christmas miracle to keep the business afloat.

Holly Larson needs a miracle, too. She wants to give her eight-year-old nephew, Gabe, the holiday he deserves. Holly’s widowed brother is in the army and won’t be home for Christmas, but at least she can get Gabe that toy robot from Finley’s, the one gift he desperately wants. If she can figure out how to afford it…

Fortunately, it’s Mrs. Miracle to the rescue. Next to making children happy, she likes nothing better than helping others — and that includes doing a bit of matchmaking!

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday November 23rd from 10-10.30am U.S. CDT to join Debbie and I live on the air with your questions and comments.

Have you ever consider this – You are what you consume and what consumes you! If you are interested in Smart Recipes for Bright Skin and Vitality, then you need to tune in to this show.

Thienna Ho, PhD, a nutritional skin care specialist, is known as the world’s leading expert in human skin color and skin health. She is the author of Eat Your Way to Lighter Skin, which was honored with seven book awards.

She is also the founder of THIENNA, Inc., the science-based developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a line of strictly natural nutritional supplements and skin care products that are part of her nutrient-based approach to skin health. These FAIRSKIN™ products are designed to improved overall skin health and addresses a variety of common skin problem.

Dr. Thienna and I will be discussing her latest book Cooking on the Light Side which is the companion volume to Eat Your Way to Lighter Skin. She will also be sharing some of her secrets in being possibly the strongest woman in the world “pound for pound.”

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday November 9th from 10-11am U.S. CDT to join Dr. Thienna, and I live on the air with your questions and comments.

Have you ever wondered how the President of the United States religious beliefs impact his presidency? Although we believe in the separation of church and state, does it really exist?

On this mid-term election day, founding chairman of Rice University’s Department of Religious Studies and an expert in Philosophy and Religion, Professor Niels Nielsen will be on hand to talk about this important and controversial topic.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday November 2nd from 10-11am U.S. CDT to join Niels, and I live on the air with your questions and comments.

Are you looking for help in identifying healthy foods for your children? Would you like to reverse the trends of child obesity, diabetes, heart and auto immune diseases, allergies and depression? Do you want to learn more about the benefits of eating natural and organic foods?

Ellen, Sally, and I will be discussing how we can Eat God-made Food for our God-made Bodies.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday October 26th from 10-11am U.S. CDT to join Ellen, Sally, and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Did you know that there are ten million single mothers in the United States alone? One of the main problems that single mothers have is finding male role models for their children.

Women are raising children, their teachers are more than likely to be women, and many children have little or no interaction with their fathers. Children raised by single mothers have a higher risk of being involved in violence, gangs, criminal activity, are less likely to graduate from high school… and the list goes on and on. How are boys supposed to learn what it means to be a man? Women, men, psychologists and organizations around the country are trying to answer this question.

Cathleen Williams has done it! She has successfully assumed the father’s role with her son without losing or compromising her own identity as a loving mother.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday October 19th from 10-11am U.S. CDT to join Cathleen and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Blane Bachelor is an Atlanta-based, award-winning writer and editor. Her background in newspapers has paved the way for a successful freelance career, during which she has written for Marie Claire, FOXNews.com, USA Today, Modern Bride, Islands, Women’s Health, People.com, Zink!, and the Christian Science Monitor.

Filled with real life experiences, laced with humor and advice, her book is a candid look at today’s world of living as a bachelor. By the way, yes, Bachelor is her real last name!

Blane and I will be discussing her personal journey and the many lives she has touched over the years.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday October 12th from 10-11am U.S. CDT to join Blane and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

In 1950, Radhanath Swami (nee Richard Slavin) was born into a middle class Jewish family in Chicago. At age 19, he set out to wander the world in search of a closer connection to God.

He hitchhiked across Europe and the middle East — through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and ending up in India. Along the way he survives multiple near-death encounters including run-ins with drug smugglers, robberies at knifepoint, an attack by a pack of wild dogs, being held captive by a large venomous snake, and nearly suffocating in quicksand.

Penniless and half-starved, he arrives in India and climbs to remote regions of the Himalayas where levitating recluses are among the many famous and unknown mystics who train him in the life of a wandering mendicant.

Today, Radhanath Swami is one of India’s premier spiritual leaders, with public appearances that draw thousands of followers. Last winter he was invited to the Presidential Palace to meet the President so she could personally thank him for all he has done for India. His contributions include: the formation of a massive food distribution center for indigent children, the establishment of orphanage, an eye clinic, and a hospital that heals both the body and the mind.

His Holiness Radhanath Swami and I will be discussing his extraordinary memoir THE JOURNEY HOME, and his remarkable journey to enlightenment.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday October 5th from 10-11am U.S. CDT to join his Holiness and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Kathleen Koch spent much of her childhood on the Mississippi Gulf Cost, where on August 29, 2005, entire towns were reduced to shoulder-high rubble by Katrina’s roaring winds and unprecedented thirty-plus-foot storm serge.

As a CNN correspondent at that time, she was assigned to cover the storm and its aftermath. Little did she know that this assignment became a very personal one. Kathleen reported form the sites of once-beautiful homes – including her own – stripped to their concrete pads.

Kathleen and I will be discussing a story of courage, hope, faith, and above all else, about bravery and resilience of the Gulf Coast residents coming together as a community of one, and her own personal path to recovery.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday Sept 28th from 10-11am U.S. CDT to join Kathleen and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Anthony Morrison knew he wanted to be an artist and hair stylist at the young age of 8. Growing up in London’s West End, Anthony trained at the London College of Fashion and apprenticed with international icons like Vidal Sassoon – experiences that served to further fuel his life-long passion for creating beauty. Now, with 25 years of industry experience, he is enjoying the spotlight.

As winner of Bravo’s Shear Genius Season 1, he was one of 12 hairstylists competing in challenges that required more than just talent with a comb and scissors. In the end, Anthony’s telegenic and charismatic nature combined with his superb execution and style wowed the judges. Anthony was then invited to become the ‘Glam Squad’ hair makeover artist on TLC’s hit-show, 10 Years Younger.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday Sept 21st from 10-11am U.S. CDT to join Anthony and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

The adult entertainment industry and the world of Hasidic Jews couldn’t be more different. Or could they? Here’s novel evidence that all the world really is a stage — it’s only a matter of which costume you wear.

David Arbus will be graduating from high school in the spring of 1975. His divorced parents offer two options: embrace his mother’s Hasidic sect or go into his father’s line of work, running a porn theater in the heart of New York’s Times Square.

What else would a healthy seventeen-year-old with an interest in photography do? He joins the family business. But he didn’t think it would mean giving up his sister and mother altogether.

Joshua Braff’sPeep Show is the story of a young man torn between a mother trying to erase her past and a father struggling to maintain his dignity in a less-than-savory business.

As David peeps through the spaces in the screen that divides the men and the women in Hasidic homes, we can’t help but think of his father’s Imperial Theatre, where other men are looking at other women through the peep holes.

As entertaining as it is moving, Peep Show looks at the elaborate ensembles and rituals, assumed names, and fierce loyalties of two secret worlds, pulling away the curtains of both.

Joshua and I will be discussing, can his novel about pornography and religion possibly be kosher?

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday Sept 14th from 10-11am U.S. CDT to join Joshua and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

In a World where Eye Cream is made from Placenta, Gina Barreca is the lone voice calling out “But wait, whose placenta is it?” Why is there no King Charming? Why does no bra ever fit? Why do people say “cougar” like it’s a bad thing? Why do we call it a glass ceiling when it’s just a thick layer of men?

Gina Barreca is a professor of English and feminist theory at the University of Connecticut, the author of several books, a sough-after public speaker, and a writer for the Chronicle of Higher Education and Psychology Today websites. She appeared on “Oprah” where she debated (bested!) the authors of The Rules with her sharp wit.

Gina and I will be discussing her hilarious book “It’s Not That I’m Bitter…” and showing women how they can conquer the world with good friends. “It’s not that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but a girl’s best friends are diamonds.”

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday Sept 7th from 10-11am U.S. CDT to join Gina and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

At some point in our life we can be certain we will be called upon to speak in front of a group. Whether it is a social event among friends or a business meeting filled with colleges and strangers, our confidence and poise will determine the success of our message.

TJ Wisner is the Founder and President of The CPO Institute and several other companies. He is a successful speaker, coach, and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience training executives, small business owners and CEOs.

He is also the immediate Past-President of the National Speakers Association-Michigan and a member of the International Federation for Professional Speakers. Over the years, his speaking has taken him across America and overseas.

His work has been featured in Selling Power Magazine, Advanced Selling for Dummies, and CNN.com. His publications include dozens of articles and two co-authored business books: Transformational Leadership and Craft a Life of Passion, Purpose and Prosperity.

TJ and I will be discussing his recipe to help you overcome your fear of public speaking.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday August 31st from 10-11am U.S. CDT to join TJ and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

After losing her mom to cancer at a young age, Gemini Adams discovered that a typical inheritance doesn’t give surviving family, especially children, the on going loving support they really need.

Now as a multiple award-winning author and grief expert, she explains that our real “wealth” lies not in our Financial Assets, but our Emotional Assets: the values, memories, lessons, voice, image, wisdom and affections that we capture and share through a loving legacy.

Gemini and I will be discussing her triple award-winning book, Your Legacy of Love to help all of us realize this amazing gift!

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday August 24th from 10-11am U.S. CT to join Gemini and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

So what does it mean to be “black” or “white” in America today? Is it something that can really be defined? And, if so, what exactly would those racially-defining characteristics be?

Mishna Wolff, a former model and a humorist tackles this question with humor, intelligence and style in her national bestselling book, I’m Down.

It is essentially the story of Mishna’s childhood growing up in a poor black neighborhood as a white girl being raised by her single father, a white man who truly believed he was black. “He strutted around with a short perm, a Cosbyesqe sweater, gold chains, and a Kangol – telling jokes like Redd Foxx, and giving advice like Jesse Jackson.”

Unfortunately, she didn’t quite fit in with the neighborhood kids: she couldn’t dance, she couldn’t sing, she couldn’t double Dutch, and she was the worst player on her all-black basketball team. And yet when she was suddenly sent to a rich white school, she found she was too “black” to fit in with her white classmates.

Mishna and I will be discussing her memoirI’m Down – a hilarious look at what it means to be black and white in America!

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday August 17th from 10-11am U.S. CT to join Mishna and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Barbara Hofmeister is an internationally renowned speaker, author and expert on the topic of human growth. In the last 2 years alone she spoke to over 15.000 people helping them to get their dreams back and the courage to make them come true.

From a humble beginning, Barbara, a refugee from Communist Germany knows first hand what it is like to be living in adverse circumstances. Severely abused and with low self-esteem she set out to live her personal dream traveling the world sharing what she learned from her experiences.

She first became interested in her own personal growth in 1978 when a friend gave her the book “Your Erroneous Zones” by Dr. Wayne Dyer. Since then she has not stopped studying the topic, and has made a mission to help as many people as possible to rediscover their dreams and to gain the confidence and belief in themselves to achieve success.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday August 10th from 10-11am CST US to join Barbara and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Over 10,000 years ago the ancestors of Native American tribes began offering stones to the body for wellness. Stone Medicine healing has been passed down for generations in the Santee Dakota Sioux tribe.

Today Jenny Ray, a Native American Medicine Woman and a descendant of the Medicine Ways of Inyan Oyate (the Stone Nation) shares the knowledge and message of the stones with professional massage therapists around the world.

Besides being able to offer their clients highly effective yet pain free, deep tissue manipulation using temperature with specific strokes, professional practitioners of this Geothermal Therapy also extend their working life by reducing physical stress on joints and muscles, and protecting them from injuries.

Jenny and I will be discussing the history of stone medicine and its connection to our Ina Maka (Mother Earth) and the reconnection of today’s wellness practitioners to this ancient art of healing.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday August 3rd from 10-11am CST US to join Jenny and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

The Real Housewives of New York City has made Jill Zarin one of the most beloved Jewish mothers in the country. When her mother, Gloria Kamen, made her appearance in Season 2, the world came to know the origin of Jill’s style.

Lisa Wexler, Jill’s sister, who has her own award-winning daily radio show embodies the same authentic, caring, and over the top style.

Together as a terrific team, they have written a wonderful book “SECRETS of A Jewish Mother” – filled with lessons on friendships, marriage, dating and money that will help us live a meaningful life and maintain lasting relationships.

As an added bonus, we will also learn how to make a mean matzoh ball soup!

These wonderful ladies will be sharing with me their Secrets for a success family that everyone can embrace because “unconditional motherly love” transcends all cultures.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday July 27th from 10-11am CST US to join Jill, Lisa, Gloria, and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Ever had questions you would like to ask your gay, lesbian, bi loved ones, and perhaps feel uncomfortable to do so?

AuthorAbby Dees shows it’s OK to be a little nosy – no matter how intrusive or personal the questions may be. There are no bad questions or wrong answers. Queer Questions Straight Talk(QQST) helps people break the ice and spark a necessary, often difficult conversation.

From leading gay public figures such as former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, to Married with Children actress Amanda Bearse, executive director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights Kate Kendall, and humorist Kate Clinton, QQST gets it all out on the table in a loving and respectful way.

Abby Dees is also a civil rights attorney and editor for St Lynn’s Press. She and her partner Traci were one of the 18000 same-sex couples in California who married in 2008.

Abby, her mom Cathy and I will be discussing this long overdue “Public Service Book” that is serious yet fun, and with deep wisdom that creates a better understanding for everyone from an honest and loving perspective.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday July 20th from 10-11am CST US to join Abby, Cathy and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Whether you are a guy are a girl, at one time or another our mom our “Romance Guru” – has played her fair share of match making for us.

The good news is: You’ve got a date. The bad news is: Your mom set it up.

Mom swears she’s found “the one” for you, her baby, and you ended up on a date from hell. If you’ve been there, done that, you’ll appreciate this darling hilarious collection of true tales of real dates gone wrong – “Have I GOT a GUY for YOU.”

Alix Strauss is a media satirist and lifestyle trend writer. She has appeared on national morning shows and talk shows including ABC, CBS, CNN, and VH1. She has written for the New York Times, the New York Post, as well as national magazines Time Magazine, Town & Country Travel, Marie Claire, Entertainment Weekly, Self, Men’s Health, and Esquire.

Alix’s fiction has appeared in the Primavera Literary Journal, Hampton Shorts Literary Journal, the Idaho Review, Quality Women’s Fiction, the Blue Moon Cafe III, and A Kudzu Christmas. Her short story, “Shrinking Away,” won the David Dornstein Creative Writing Award.

Additionally, her award winning collection of shorts,The Joy of Funeralsis going to the big screen with Stockard Channing attached to direct.

Alix and I will be discussing her mischievous collection of true stories that exacerbate the Mother-Daughter bond with a flair of humor and a touch of tenderness.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday July 13th from 10-11am CST US to join Alix and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Her career has always involved children, and when she was ready to have a child of her own, she traveled half way around the world to an orphanage in Russia to adopt a two-year old boy.

It was love at first sight, but when her son Neal was diagnosed with autism, former Hollywood acting coach Elaine Hall, aka Coach E, took matters into her own hands, and used her resources to guide him toward an increasingly independent life.

In the process, she founded The Miracle Project, a groundbreaking organization that uses the performing arts to connect with children with autism.

Both controversial and unorthodox, Elaine’ innovative approach has been praised by leaders in the field of autism. She was also the subject of an Emmy Award -winning documentary, Autism: The Musical.

Elaine and I will be discussing – Now I See the Moon; a story of hope, faith, and miracles; a story only a mother could tell.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday July 6th from 5-6 PM CST US to join Elaine and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Every once in a while, life presents an unexpected challenge that requires you to stay in faith; that all things are meant for some greater good, perhaps not seen immediately, but non the less for the “Greater Good.”

Until we are able to put ourselves beyond our comfort zone, we will not realize we have what it takes to make a difference in our life and in others as well.

At 13 years old, Melinda Marchiano began feeling ill. No one took her seriously except her mom Lee. Together they started on a journey that eventually tested their faith, while strengthening their love for one another when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma in December 2007.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday June 29th from 10-11am CST US to join Melinda, her mom Lee, and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Forced to live with her father by a judge who deemed her mother’s lifestyle, “unnatural”,Melissa Hart was only allowed to visit her mother and her partner two weekends a month. During these short stays, she embraced the culture of her mother’s neighborhood, seeking solace in quesadillas, musicals, and her mother’s ramshackle VW bus.

Melissa and I will be discussing her fleeting moments with her mother, her unfolding adoration of Oxnard’s Latino culture, and the ways in which she’s molded by the polarity of her parents’ worldviews – “ a touching and reflective look at one girl’s struggle with the dichotomies of class, culture, and sexuality!

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday June 22nd from 10-11am CST US to join Melissa and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

After seven years of raising kids, Amy Wilson has an overriding daily thought: she sucks at being a mother.

The Screamer, the Worrier, the Dinosaur-Chicken-Nugget-Buyer, and Other Mothers I Swore I ‘d Never be – Amy quickly discovered after having children that things don’t always work out according to plan.

Any mother who wants what is best for her child – and what mother doesn’t? – can soon, despite her best intentions, find herself on a fruitless and losing quest for perfection.

Amy finds great humor in her own journey, first to achieve what she is told is “best” for her children, then to ignore those same voices once she realizes that is not the mother she wants to be either!

Amy and I will be discussing her funny, endearing celebration of a mother’s quest to provide what is best for her kids in the age of too many options. It’s also about the doubts almost anyone has facing a giant life change, and their ability to preserve in the face of that change.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday June 15th from 10-11am CST US to join Amy and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

As a songwriter, Karen is a Grammy-nominee.
As a vocal artist, Karen has been heard on national radio and television jingles.
As a solo artist, Karen has had 9 nationally-charted singles.
As an entrepreneur, Karen has overcome many music industry obstacles by forming her own record label (with 6 nationally released CDs), and her own music publishing and merchandising companies.
As an author, Karen has recently penned her first book entitled “On Angel’s Wings,”which includes a companion CD.
As a keynote speaker, Karen has inspired, motivated, encouraged, and entertained thousands.
As a marketer, Karen’s objective is clear: To make a difference in the world as the ‘Song Guru’ – – – a woman of wisdom and compassion who uses the power of music to open hearts and minds – – – to remind us that we are all together in this strange and wondrous journey of life.
As a philanthropist, Karen donated her time and talent to “The Planet Earth Project.” The song (which she recorded in 7 different languages) was set to footage furnished by NASA, and won an International Video Award.
As a daughter, Karen is fortunate to have experienced many memorable moments with her late mother who have made such a positive difference in her life with motherly love.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday June 8th from 10-11am CST US to join Karen and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Filled with a daily dose of soulful spiritual affirmations for the whole year, this book is a wonderful source of inspiration, tips on how to raise your kids with care, advice on romance and relationships, keys to unlock your creativity, encouragement to manifest your destiny, a bit of poetry, and the essence of love!

Brian and I will be discussing this wonderful book, and he will provide a list of 7 things a mother can do to stay inspired.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday June 1st from 10-11am CST US to join Brian and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

According to my nine moms, if not at conception then certainly during delivery, moms, in just an instant, realize that their lives have just changed forever. The most important person in their lives is no longer themselves, rather it is their baby.

However, with this new responsibility comes a new challenge – the balancing act of motherhood, and one’s self identity and well being. If left unchecked, it can sometimes become so overwhelming that what was once the joyous time of a woman life soon fizzles away into a dreaded routine, which will eventually affect the entire family’s synergy of togetherness.

Today, Beyond the Bus Stop, as an organization, through its various local chapters and through its online support, has helped countless women nationwide to overcome these challenges.

Suzy and I will be discussing how moms all over the country are once again recapturing the magical heartfelt moments of being a mother, a wife, and the woman she has always envisioned of being, while celebrating the “wonderfulness of motherhood.”

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday May 25th from 10-11am CST US to join Suzy, three other moms, and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

For the last nine Mother’s day Pamela MacPhee has been celebrating a unique gift she has given to her cousin. DELiVERiNG HOPE is an intimate memoir of Pamela’s challenging, but fulfilling journey carrying a baby for a cousin devastated by infertility.

What kind of a woman chooses to become a surrogate?
What is she thinking when she’s pregnant with someone else’s child?
How does she feel when she delivers the baby into the waiting arms of the parents?

“It was truly amazing to share such an intimate journey with another couple, and I feel grateful for the privilege of being entrusted with my cousin’s dreams and the opportunity to give them the gift of a family. Giving is what makes life meaningful.” – Pamela MacPhee.

Pamela and I will be having a candid conversation about her experience as a surrogate mom as we look back and celebrate her personal journey of “unconditional motherly love”.

Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday May 18th from 10-11am CST US to join Pamela and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

“Mother’s day is a very special time for me. I make it a point to be at home on that special Sunday to celebrate with my children and grandchildren, and honor the memory of my own mother. This year I thought about the babies born into this world who may not have all the advantages that my own children and I enjoyed. I wanted to find a way to help — and knitting for charity has always been one of my passions. It seemed like a natural: I could encourage my many readers who knit or crochet to mark Mother’s Day by making one special project – Knit1, Bless2.” – Debbie Macomber.

This mother’s day is particularly very special for a few thousand parents and their children because it was 35 years ago last month that they became a family due to the gallant efforts of a few courageous men and women, and the President of the United States who collectively undertook a humanitarian initiative called“Operation Babylift.”

“Operation Babylift“ was a $2 million dollar US initiative that airlifted over 2,500 Vietnamese orphans out of a war-torn country in 1975 to protect them from the impending threat of the Communist Regime.

Lana Noone, is the author of “Global Mom: Notes From a Pioneer Adoptive Family,” and she is a Babylift mother who runs a website – Vietnambabylift.org which is a resource center for Operation Babylift history and families.